Reasi Terror Attack Case: NIA Conducts Searches at Multiple Locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri

New Delhi, June 30: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at multiple locations in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the Reasi terror attack case. The searches led to the seizure of various items showing linkages between the terrorists and overground workers (OGWs), a statement issued by the NIA said. Reasi Terror Attack: CCTV Footage of Bus Carrying Pilgrims Before Being Attacked by Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir Surfaces.

Terrorists had opened fire at a bus carrying 'yatris' from Shiv Khori to Katra on the evening of June 9 in the Pouni area of Reasi district, causing the bus to fall into a nearby gorge, killing nine people, including a child. NIA, which took over the investigation on June 15 on orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, searched five locations linked with hybrid terrorists and OGWs, it said. Reasi Terror Attack: Jammu and Kashmir Government Announces Ex-Gratia of Rs 10 Lakhs to Next of Kin of Pilgrims Killed in Terrorist Attack.

The locations were pointed out by arrested accused Hakam Khan alias Hakin Din, the NIA said. Hakam had provided safe shelter, logistics and food to the terrorists, as per the probe agency's investigations. NIA has started examining the seized material to unravel the terror conspiracy, it added.